Korg KAOSSILATOR

The Korg Kaossilator is a groundbreaking synthesizer. It is equally cool in the hands of musicians as it is in the hands of those who wonder what a 'synthesizer' is.
It's a compact little square with a multi-touch sensitive pad. It has 100 sounds, 31 scale patterns, loop recording (for cool beats) and a built in drum machine. You can output the results to your computer or amplifier and mix them together with any other instruments you have.
What's incredibly cool about the product is how easy it is to start making beats, basic songs etc. with it. I recommend viewing this video for a cool demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q8IRfy0Trk
$199, and Sweetwater.com is one of the best names in the industry to buy from.

Korg Zero 8 Live Control DJ Mixer was designed for live performing artists, remix artists, computer musicians and DJs alike. It is a digital mixer, audio I/O, midid controller and effects processor all in one unit and you can chan...Korg Zero 8 Live Control DJ Mixer was designed for live performing artists, remix artists, computer musicians and DJs alike. It is a digital mixer, audio I/O, midid controller and effects processor all in one unit and you can change sources between turntables, line in, microphones and MIDI controllers on the fly.

Regardless of the instrument you play, unless you have a perfect sense of rhythm, you will encounter songs with complex time signatures. If you'd like to improve and practice, a metronome is the way to go.
Korg makes the highly...Regardless of the instrument you play, unless you have a perfect sense of rhythm, you will encounter songs with complex time signatures. If you'd like to improve and practice, a metronome is the way to go.
Korg makes the highly dependable and feature loaded MA-30. It's got a large, LCD screen where you can watch the pendulum swing back and forth. It has multiple choices of 'beat' sounds, and will play a slightly different one for each measure (for example, after 4 beats.) You can set a time signature, beats per measure, or a simple tempo. It even has common musical terms that describe time engraved on the back with corresponding tempo suggestions.
You can get it for less than $20. It's a great little tool.